Patxi's (pronounced pah-cheese) is a small pizzeria chain based in

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History

Patxi's was founded by William Freeman and Francisco “Patxi” Azpiroz. The restaurant chain specializes in

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. In April 2014, it was announced that the private-equity firm KarpReilly LLC acquired a controlling interest in the company. The announcement also stated that co-founder William Freeman would continue as the company's CEO, and that the company aimed to expand to 70 Patxi's locations by 2019. On September 24, 2018, it was announced that Patxi's is being acquired by Elite Restaurant Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As of 2019, the firm has 12 restaurant locations in

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. In addition, the firm has locations in

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, and

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In popular culture

On November 6, 2015, Patxi's partnered with

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to offer $10.00 cheese pizzas that were delivered in a box that said "Little Nero's" to honor the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of the comedy film ''

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Critical reception

The pizzeria has received positive reviews from several sources.

References

External links

* Pizza chains of the United States Restaurants in San Francisco Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area 2004 establishments in California Basque-American culture in California Sausalito, California Restaurants established in 2004 {{SanFrancisco-struct-stub